Chapter 7: Calm before the Storm
Lauren and Adam were next to him in shock. His little brother was horribly bleeding from a wound on his left arm and despite their efforts he was not waking up. Melissa and Allison's father came to their aid. Melissa took a closer look at the wounds while Chris, Allison's father, was calling for an ambulance. Soon after, Scott and Allison got near them.
"What happened to him!?" Asked Allison at the border of a panic attack. Scott was in shock as well holding Allison.
"This is not good" Said Melissa concerned about what she was seeing. "The wound is not deep but it had reached a lot of veins. Where is that damn ambulance?!" Shouted Melissa. She got up and looked for the increasing sound of the ambulances. For her own relief they got here pretty fast, partly because the Sheriff himself got hurt trying to catch the mountain lion and someone already called the ambulance.
Adam, alongside his sister, were standing next to his little brother. He had blood on his face and passed out after reaching the lot. They didn't know what to do beside being with him. They let Melissa do her fast diagnosis and after that the sirens could be heard. Adam got up and approached Melissa.
"Is it ok to move him to the ambulance in this state?" He spoke fast but clearly, amazing since it was a very stressful situation.
"I-I don't think it would worsen his wounds." That's the only thing Adam needed. He took Roy on his arms and ran to the ambulance carrying him the best way he could. Next to him was Lauren shouting everyone to stay out of their way and Melissa were behind them. Scott and Allison were going to join them when Chris stopped them by grabbing their shoulders.
"You can't do anything for him now!" Yelled at Scott's attempt to free himself from his grasp. On the other side of the lot, Stiles was aiding the ambulance crew to take his dad to the hospital. When the mountain lion came to the parking lot, Scott, Allison, Chris, Melissa and Stiles' Dad were chasing it until a car hit him.
Both siblings with Melissa helped to put Roy inside the ambulance. Melissa got inside and was already looking for medical supplies to start treating the wound. One of the crew asked Adam and Lauren if they wanted to come with them but they knew they would be only a nuisance, so they hurried them to take Roy to the hospital. Before closing the doors, Melissa promised them that she will do whatever she could for him.
The ambulances left the place and Lauren started crying uncontrollably on Adam's arm, who was trying to contain his emotions. Right now he had to stay strong for Lauren's sake and for himself as well.
The winds could be heard around that isolated road dragging leaves everywhere and picturing the perfect autumn. Trees and branches were moving at the rhythm of a windy song that can't be heard. Roy was standing in the middle of the road with his eyes closed enjoying the gentle touch that the air was giving through all his skin.
"It's not time for sleep."
Roy opened his eyes, not startled at all, by the sudden voice that emerged from nowhere. That hooded man was standing a few meters in front of him and he could perceive some resemblance to himself. How was that possible?
"You have just awoken to your powers. Don't be afraid."
He watched that man speaking without a face to be seen. His clothes were plain bold, just as the clothes he was wearing right now. He looked at his left arm, remembering what happened to him but didn't see any sign of that happening. Was it a dream? Or was this the dream? He couldn't say for sure right now.
"Don't be afraid... Harmonize everything and don't let it fall into chaos..."
The man started to fade away as before. Roy tried to reach for him but he disappeared before his hand could touch him. Now he was alone, but he didn't care. It was nice in here. He felt truly at peace in that place and hoped to return again.
"As you said. I can't sleep now."
He put his right hand on his left arm, where a bleeding wound was beginning to appear without pain, with his remaining hand he covered his face only leaving his closed eyes to be seen.
"My job is not done."
He opened his eyes and started hearing doors, footsteps and people talking. As the image of the road and the forest was fading away in thin air, the sight of a hospital room was being drawn until it became part of the real life. Roy was in bed with IV and his left arm covered in bandages. He could see that it was a bit red from the blood. He rubbed his hair with his right hand. It didn't hurt as much as he would have thought in the first place. When he was trying to to move a bit to be more comfortable, a nurse came in with a smile on her face like she saw a miracle.
"Oh! Roy, you're awake!" Said the nurse coming closer to him. He could see some resemblance to someone he knew, but he couldn't remember right now.
"What happened?" It was a dumb question since he started remembering the events that got him there but the harm was already done.
"You were attacked by the mountain lion and now you are here recovering. You gave your brother and sister a big scare you know!" Scolded him in a friendly manner. More than a lecture was a way to bring him a smile, which it did.
"If they are scared then they are aliens impersonating my brother and sister" Both of them started laughing. Melissa checked some of the medical equipment attached to the patient and continued talking.
"It seems you are doing quite well. Your family will be happy to know you are awake. Oh! I'm going to tell Scott right now!" She grabbed her phone and looked for his number.
"W-wait... you are Scott's mother?" First news for him. He didn't know about his friends' parents until... yesterday?
"Yes I am" Said finally finding his number and putting her phone in her ear.
"Now I can see where he got his good looks" Said Roy trying to be friendly. In reality, Scott was interesting as much, but the fact he loved Allison was a giant drawback.
"You won't have extra pudding by flattering me you know" She smiled for the compliment. The other phone picked it up and the connection was established.
"Scott! Roy is awake!" Said Melissa quite happy about the news.
"Is he alright? How is he doing?" Roy could hear Scott's voice through Melissa's phone. It made him smile that he cared about him.
"Yes he is. You will have him at school in no time."
"That's a relief. I'm going to pay him a visit with Stiles then!"
"Ok, take care!" She hung up. It took her a moment to realize that before her own son, the people who wanted to know Roy was fine was his family.
"Be right back!" Melissa left the room in a hurry leaving Roy with his thoughts. What time was it so they could afford to come right now? He found a clock on the other side of the room. 5:32... It couldn't be AM so...
"...SO LATE!" He shouted when he realized. The worst thought he was having was that he has been sleeping for seven years and everyone was replaced by cyborgs to resemble everyone on the day of his incident. Just as he was planning his escape, Lauren came with Scott's mother.
"Oh thank god Roy!" She ran to his brother's side and hugged him leaving him trying to catch the air the hug pushed out of his lungs while Melissa was making an owww sound. When he was saying goodbye to his life, Lauren stopped.
"How are you? Is something hurting? Should I sue the hospital?" That last question made Melissa put a horror face but was quickly changed to a laughing one alongside Lauren.
"I-I'm fine... it seems you two are getting along well enough. If I knew I would have looked for that mountain lion ages ago" Lauren hit him softly clearly blushing for what was he implying.
"Now now, we don't want him to stay more than necessary right? "Melissa tried to joke with Lauren.
"Ok ok, You're the nurse after all Melissa.
"Talking about staying" Both women turned to see Roy.
"How long have I been here?"
"Two days. It's Saturday evening" That made Roy cover his face. He was sleeping for two days? That road sure took up a lot of time. That hooded man will pay him for the lost time.
"Something wrong?" Asked his sister.
"No no, Now I will have to do extra homework..." Said Roy with a long face making Lauren and Melissa laugh for a moment.
"You should worry about recovering, not for your homework." Advised Melissa wisely with Lauren agreeing with her.
"I should tell Adam you are awake" Lauren headed outside the room when Scott, Stiles and Allison got in her way.
"Good timing, here are your friends Roy" Said Lauren leaving the room. Melissa welcomed her son and friends and left to give them some space.
"How are you doing?" Asked Stiles bringing some snacks.
"If this was Hogwarts I would be in cloud 9, but since the only thing in this planet resembling it is our Snape... I would say baaaad." The four of them laughed because they could relate to that.
"Your arm is doing fine right?" Asked Allison concerned at the look of the bandages.
"Well, I don't feel anything and I don't want to move it just in case some alien comes off it so... I think so." The visitors were comforted by the fact that his friend has retained his awkward humor.
"That reminds me..." Roy started narrowing his eyes looking at the lovebirds. "Where the hell were you all day!? Stiles was trying to contact you every 5 minutes!" Both of them look at each other with guilt, Allison explained him that it was her birthday and Scott suggested her to skip class and spend the day together.
"Great, so you stay on the woods the whole time and I go to the field and find myself being attacked by a mountain lion. Karma sure hates me..."
That statement made Scott and Stiles look at each other. It was good that they were still friends after Stiles blaming him for what happened to his father. But that raised a question.
"What were you doing in the field? You hate lacrosse" Asked Stiles.
"Wait, you hate lacrosse? Then why are yo-"
"Scott! More important matters!" Stiles scolded him like he was a bad dog. That was odd.
"Top secret."
The three of them stared at Roy startled by the reply. Top secret? What was he doing there that it was a secret?
"And if you don't know what I was doing, surely you haven't use your contacts yet" Replied with a smirk drawn on his face. He remembered that he was just one step closer to what was happening in Beacon Hills.
"What are you talking about?" Asked Allison.
"Nothing that is worth mentioning. Either way, I'm feeling tired and sleepy guys so... "He didn't finish the sentence because he thought it was obvious what he was going to ask for.
"Oh right, we should get going as well" Allison excused herself "Get well soon, I miss my table partner." Said in a sweet tone making Scott feel just a tiny bit jealous.
"That's my intention. You will have me making Harris smile in no time!" He cheered them before they headed to the door. Scott and Stiles looked at him one more time only to be looked with an arrogant smile. On the way back, when they said goodbye to Allison, were asking themselves what the hell did he mean with contacts.
"Who would know what he was doing at the field that evening?" Asked Scott without a clue.
"Danny? They are not formally a couple but they are definitely a couple. Maybe he was training to play lacrosse?" Suggested Stiles remembering how he suggested Roy to try lacrosse.
"I don't think it's that... Who do we have contact with that nobody except Roy knows?"
"... Oh god" Stiles mouth widen when his light bulb turned on.
"What? You know?" Asked Scott anxious for the answer.
"It has to be Derek." Stiles sighed in exasperation. He didn't like to see, mention or think about Derek. If he left their lives he would be much happier overall.
"Then we'll ask h-"
"We? You mean you" Rapidly corrected his friend.
"Ok, fine, I'll ask him" He gave up rather faste . He was not in the mood to try to convince Stiles to go with him.
"Thank you!" Said a happy Stiles living another day with Derek's face in front of him.
Some time passed and Roy was sleeping. He was once again on the familiar road. He got used to it and it was not unpleasant, quite the contrary actually, so he always look for visiting it every time he sleeps. It was better than the nightmares he was having all these weeks.
"There is nothing more for me to do in that hospital bed. The only thing I can do now is wait... what a drag."
Roy sat in the middle on the road and meditated. A lot has happened since he came to Beacon Hills, a few were happy as making new friends, Danny, doing well in a new environment, Danny... and there were bad as well: The mountain lion, his friends keeping secrets, breaking the law in order to reach to the truth. And the worst of all. Putting the attack of the mountain lion aside, he was feeling guilty for Danny. He used him as a tool to gain information and the reason behind it was not noble at all. He hugged himself on the road thinking that maybe he deserved what he got after all.
"... Maybe I should apologize..."
Suddenly a faint sensation was running through his body. It was warm and somehow he felt stronger. He was questioning himself what was going on and the hooded man made his appearance in front of him.
"Luck is on your side. "Stated the man with no alteration in his tone."
"What do you mean? "Roy asked curious about how being on a hospital bed was lucky. Well, he could have died... but he hated logic. He kept quiet as his stance didn't change one bit. Roy knew he would not get more answers of that topic so he tried to get information about him.
"You didn't tell me who are you?" Silent treatment. He felt that there was no danger coming from him and, in fact, he could trust him implicitly, but not having a name to refer to him was annoying.
"At least tell me how should I call you! I'm not going to name you Hooded Man..." Against the odds, he actually got a response from the faceless man, and the answer shocked him without apparent reason.
"The Harmonizer."
That nickname shook him from the inside. It was like he already knew what that means, even if he couldn't put into words. He knew it was important and deserved respect. The fact that the hooded man inspired him all that was a bit terrifying. It was a mess of contradictions. The Harmonizer faded away and he unexpectedly felt something very familiar.
"Derek!"
He tried to wake up the same way he did. But what he saw was not what he was imagining at all. When he opened his eyes he saw the image that gives him goosebumps and a sense of guilt equally. Danny was looking at him from a chair next to him with that cute face he had.
"O-oh! Did I wake you up?" Asked Danny feeling bad if that was true.
"N-no! I was just... sleeping?" He always felt so dumb near him that it was a miracle he remembers to breathe.
"Sorry I couldn't visit you earlier. When I found out it was already late night an-"
"Don't worry, I'm just glad that you are here" He said with a forced smile. He was feeling so bad right now, remembering what he did to him the other day, even though Danny wouldn't know why.
"Can I do something for you? Maybe bring you something to eat or...?" He was so handsome when he cared about him. It was like being on a cloud. Surely they will marry and have two beautiful children.
"Roy?"
"... I should stop doing that."
"Doing what?"
"NOTHING!" He shouted blushing so much he thought he had a fever. Danny, on the other hand, was laughing a lot, making Roy blush more than ever.
"You're so cute when you panic" Stated, making Roy feel so nervous he unexpectedly got up and was moving all of his body trying to excuse himself saying that it was not panic, that he was embarrassed to be seen with that gown that didn't leave anything to imagination. Danny was shocked about the response which made Roy ask himself why was he so startled.
"Roy... Does it not hurt?"
"Hurt what?" Roy saw how Danny was pointing to his arm. He looked at it and remembered that he had this wound cause by a giant cat and it was healing... But the strange thing was that he didn't feel any pain. Not even when he got up and all the IV came off. He surely was grateful for that since he was terrified of needles.
"... Not at all?" He was as surprised as Danny. Leaving common sense aside, he carefully took off his bandages and the image impacted them. There was no wound at all. Not even a scar or any trace of there being a wound before.
"What the hell?" Roy managed to say before Melissa got in and widened his eyes at the scene displaying before her.
"What did you do?! You aren't suppose to... What?!" She was scolding him when she realized the clean arm he had. She approached quickly and took a closer look with a surprised look.
"How did this... I will call the doctor. Don't move" Melissa ran away leaving the two friends looking at each other. Roy was wondering how did his arm healed so quickly. He knew that when he cut himself with a knife or something sharp, he healed in a couple of days, but this was like 80 or 90 positions worse than a simple cut. Maybe he was Wolverine and had adamantium attached to his bones?
While he was thinking about joining the X-men, the doctor and Melissa came in and saw the miracle healing.
"Unbelievable" Managed to say the doctor adjusting his glasses again thinking he wasn't seeing the wound at all. He rubbed his head for a moment and then grabbed Roy's arm gently.
"Tell me if it hurts."
The doctor began pressing some points of the arm but Roy didn't feel anything other than the doctor pressing his arm in different spots. Due to the negative response of his patient, he suggested to have an X-Ray and if everything was ok, he could go home that afternoon. That made his day since he hated hospitals. So much white in a place where people go when they are sick or near death couldn't be natural and makes him remember about his parents' death. He shook his head violently until the memory went off his head.
"Something wrong?" Asked Danny seeing his head's movement. He was not ready to tell anyone about that part of his past so he decided to say that it was nothing.
"If you leave today... would you like to have some fresh air with me?" Danny's suggestion made Roy's heart jump. It was very spontaneous and he had yet to discover more things about what's going on, without forgetting that he wants to go home to bring the good news to his brother and sister... but after that...
"If you're willing to wait for me to go home and check on my brother and sister, then I will be all yours." Great choice of words. A bit more and he would have proposed havi- NO- Not the time!
"Great!" When he just finished expressing his enthusiasm of Roy accepting his plan, the doctor came in to get Roy for the X-ray. That was fast.
"I'm sure you will be busy. Call me when you're ready and I'll get you." Danny said waiting at the door. Roy believed that he was very lucky to have such a kind person for him. He still had to make up his mind about the guilty feeling he had so the perfect opportunity would be while the doctor is analising the X-ray results. He nodded at him and waved him goodbye.
~Later that day~
Roy's siblings, whether they liked it or not, were working when the hospital gave him the OK to leave the hospital. Just to be sure the doctor told him not to put a lot of pressure on his left arm and take it easy for a week. That was going to be hard but he was willing to try. Fortunately for him, one of his siblings brought him some clothes if something like this happened. He dressed with what he had, a blue T-shirt with an owl picture on the center, gray sweat trousers and white sneakers. The hospital was a bit far from his home and the bike was on the latter location. But he preferred it that way. He wanted to breathe fresh air, if you could call a town's air fresh, and use the strolling time to think.
He didn't reach a consensus about what to do with the guilty feeling. Surely he could not tell him that the ultimate goal was to catch a murderer and of course he wouldn't say that it was to get information using his love to him. After a few minutes, without liking the plan, he planned to shut up and make it up for him just to clear his conscious.
Then there was the murderer. That unbelievable Shapeshifter as he called him or her. That person couldn't be normal at all. And either could be a coincidence. There had to be a pattern but where? He lacked the information about the crime scenes to find out and he was not willing to break into the Sheriff's house again if Karma was going to strike back throwing another dangerous animal at his face. The best course of action to take was not to do anything. He needed time to pass in order to have a better grasp of everything since he was locked in that hospital for three or four days.
And finally, but not less important, was what to do with school. He had to do the study and homework he hadn't do during his hospitalization. The worst part was to catch up. He thought to ask for Allison's help. The other options were discarded due to very different reasons. Lydia was so snob and irritating he would gladly take another mountain lion. Jackson... is Jackson. Scott is not nearly a good student at all and he was not willing to try his luck. Stiles would be a good choice if Roy didn't threatened him. And there was Danny. It would be the perfect lover's choice but he was not planning to have a romantic study time and he was sure he would lose focus just my looking at him. So the only really good option was Allison. Taking aside that he was dumb head's girlfriend, she displayed kindness and maturity enough to be a good choice overall.
All settled, he finally reached his destination. His house was all quiet and lonely. There were unwashed dishes and a bit of chaos on the lounge. Roy headed upstairs to his room and found a couple of drawers and his wardrobe opened. At least they could have closed them at least. He did their job and went to the bathroom. He didn't like to do human needs on public restrooms and only find safety on his house's bathrooms. After cleaning, he took a quick shower and thank God for the fast healing, after all those days in there he really needed that. The water flowing and embracing Roy's skin was washing away all the pain and suffering he had to endure that horrible night. He looked at his arm one more time but found the same the hospital staff, nothing.
"... Maybe I should stop overthinking things."
He got out the shower and dried himself with the towel. Putting the towel over the shower curtains he looked at his own reflection. His face was different. He realized how lucky he was to be alive and the thoughts flowed through all the things he could have lost. His brother and sister putting another of their family's name on a grave and his friends crying over it. He broke in tears, sitting on the toilet and letting the cry to continue until he could cry no more. It was easy to act cool when he was with people and was busy dealing with them but now that he was all alone, the suppressed feelings managed to go to the surface.
Around 15 or 20 minutes passed before he managed to put it together. He stood up and washed his face several times until no trace of the tears emanating from his eyes could be found. He came out of the bathroom and changed to more suitable clothes for the upcoming event. He took a brown shirt, dark blue denim trousers and gray trainers. The owl t-shirt was worth wearing since it found it very cute and it was a gift from his sister. Seeing it on the mirror remembered him that he didn't tell his brother and sister that he was already out of the hospital. He quickly texted them and then proceeded to text Danny.
"If you still want to hang out I will be waiting." He left his phone on the table and looked at the bag that was placed over the bed. He was surprised that it was cleaned taking into consideration that he was bleeding a lot. Inside he found his books and notebooks as he left them when... that happened. He lifted his bag at the Bo was under it in it's compact form. He took it and unfolded it to see that it had no scratch at all even after all the violence it had experienced. On the place that was hold by his left hand was dyed by a red metallic color. It was a bit painful to see any remnant of his near death experience so he went downstairs and cleaned it with a piece of cloth and hot water until no trace of it could be found. He wondered if Lauren could have foresee that he would be in danger when she gave the Bo to him out of the blue but it certainly saved his life. Well, that was inaccurate. The part of the mountain lion running away of fear was what saved him. The front door opened and Roy readied his Bo in an instant but he threw it away when he saw his older brother coming in wondering if Lauren got home before him looking at the lights lit.
"Adam!" Roy ran and jumped to him. Hugging him as hard as he could. At first startled and then happy, he hugged him the same way, making Roy's bones crack a little and let go of him.
"Roy! Don't tell me I broke you again!"
"Nah, I'm fine!" He hugged him again tightly letting a tear free off his eyes prison.
"How come that you are already ok?!"
"Nobody knows! I just woke up and found out that there was no wound at all, look!" Roy showed his brother which was as surprised as everyone else. He touched it but didn't feel anything out of ordinary.
"How wonderful! I can imagine your sister's face!" After those words were spoken, the door bell rang. Both siblings opened the door and saw a handsome but yet "total stranger" teenager, at least for Adam.
"Hey Roy! How are you feeling?" Danny asked before realizing Adam's presence. The height difference was always between anyone and Adam was always funny to see since nobody was taller than his older brother. Oh, it was his job to introduce. Hated social formalities.
"Erm, Adam, this is my... friend Danny, Danny, this is my older brother Adam." He stood between the introduced ones and witnessed a hand shake with the corresponding Nice to meet you.
"So you still want to go out?" Asked Danny being as gorgeous as he always is. Roy looked at his brother with puppy eyes even though they always let him go out with the only restriction as coming back before 12.
"And what about your sister? She would like to see you when she comes b-"
"Were you talking about me?" Lauren appeared before them through the door like it was a magic trick. She greeted Danny and then went straight to hug his little brother making it difficult to breathe.
"I wondered when you will be back and then I received your message! That made my day, my week and my month!" Said an overexcited older sister still trying to kill Roy with her love when she let go at the crack of bones.
"Don't tell-"
"NO! MY BONES ARE SPECIAL OK?" Shouted of exasperation breathing a lot in order to recover the lost oxygen.
"So, who is this?" Asked Lauren looking at him up and down.
"I'm Danny, chemistry partner and friend" Introduced himself in such a way that Roy melted... in the good way. Lauren noticed something odd on Roy and hit Adam with her elbow to get his attention and then winking at him. Confused he looked at both of them.
"... Is something wrong?" Asked Roy narrowing his eyes suspecting what was happening. If his brother and sister find out this early he wouldn't be able to live in peace. It was time for plan E.
"Hey Danny... we should get going..." He pushed his friend to his car, looked at his siblings and just said. "Goodtoseeyouokbye!"
They got inside, put on the seat belts and started driving. Roy looked behind him and saw his brother and sister laughing in such a suspicious manner he was wondering if he could burn the house and get away from the police.
"Your brother and sister are quite funny! I envy you." Said Danny with that stupid good looking happy face. Roy blushed, embarrassed by his siblings behavior even though that deep inside, he knew that it was not that at all.
"Where do you want to go?" Asked the driver making Roy raise an eyebrow wondering where he would want to go. After a moment of thought, he wondered if that place really existed. And for some reason it was a search he didn't want to do alone.
"There is a forest right? I've never been there." Stated a curious Roy. He was thinking about his recurring dreams of the forest and the road. If such a place really exists, Is it worthy to check it out?
"Yes there is. Is there something there?" Asked Danny innocently. He trusted him implicitly and as such, he told him about the dreams, excluding the parts of the hooded man.
"A road in the forest in the middle of the night? It sure sounds like Beacon's forest. But how are you able to dream of something you don't know?." Roy shrugged. He knew that the people that appears in anybody's dreams are real people. Nobody dreams about a person he didn't meet, even if it was just a second, the subconscious will remember.
"I know it sounds a bit... crazy, but something inside me tells me that I have to check it out." Roy was aware that that petition could change how Danny saw him as a person and as everything else.
"Don't worry, I think I understand." Roy was smiling but then Danny continued.
"Under one condition." Roy gulped. He would probably say something about doing his chemistry homework or maybe something like killing a person.
"...What?"
"I want you to try to join the lacrosse team." Stated Danny with a smirk.
"WHAAAAAAAT?!" Roy raised his arms, touching the vehicle's roof, in surprise and commotion. This had to do with Stiles. He was sure of it! And he would pay. Oh yes, he would pay in blood, pain and suffering.
"B-B-But why?! I was hoping you would say a formal date or anything along those lines but lacrosse?! REALLY?"
"I know it's not something anybody would ask bu-".
"Stiles did tell you right! That bastard! I'm going to hang him from my house and put his body as a warning!"
"Stiles told me... what?"
Oh crap, crap and crap. He jumped into conclusions and now he had to distract him from that. He didn't want to risk saying that he didn't like lacrosse at all.
"Told me that..." His inquiring eyes were no good for Roy's abilities to rationalize and lie. He needed to divert his attention again to come up with a plausible lie.
"Shouldn't you be looking at the road? "Roy got him. Now he would have to concentrate on the traffic and then a cunning idea will form in his he-
"We are already here." He looked through the windows and saw the forest and them all alone in a deserted road. Well, if he was going down, might as well take someone with him.
He approached him slowly, putting both hands on his thigh and reaching his face with his lips eyes closed. Roy was blushing as a traffic light and Danny took his chance and matched his lips with his. He felt the warm and wet sensation coming from his mouth and didn't want to stop, he moved nearer to him and with his right hand touched his beautiful hair at the back of his head. Danny did the same and Roy felt his hand gently moving through the mess of his hair. Slowly, both of them stopped and looked at each other. He was so near he could feel his breath on his face.
"Wow" Managed to say Roy after a few seconds staring at those eyes that charmed him.
"You're a good kisser" Said Danny still slowly touching his hair. It was like a romantic movie but in real life. Cloud 9, here comes Roy.
"It... it was my first kiss" Roy admitted embarrassed but Danny then caressed his chin so gently he thought he could sleep only by that hand movement.
"I feel honored" Both of them looked at each other for a while when Roy suddenly remembered why the hell they were here. And no, it was not sexy time.
"W-Well! L-Let's see if we find anything!" Started to gesticulate nervously, leaving the car and hiding behind the nearest tree to smack his head on it.
Danny got out of the car and breathed loudly. "Sure it's good some fresh air once in a while." He stared at the tree Roy was hiding in and waited a few minutes until Roy's brain was smash enough for him to stop hitting himself. He showed up rubbing his forehead in pain trying to remember when was his birthday or how many fingers he could see behind that dragon.
"Better?" Asked an approaching Danny leaning sexy on the back of his car.
"You could say so..." Roy looked around him. He could see the similarities between the dream forest and the real one but the location of the trees didn't correspond.
"It seems this is the forest but not the place" Stated Roy moving near Danny and putting his head on his shoulder casually. "If only I knew what to look for..."
He wandered around the car, not going far from it while Danny followed him without saying a word. It was not like he was going to walk the road until the trees position matched the ones in his dream. Hell, he even was wondering if this plan was idiotic. He was believing that he would find something related to the conspiracies around him in a place that only existed in his dreams.
"Any progress?" Asked Danny a bit concerned about Roy. He was rubbing his head with no clue about what to do. He was about to tell Danny to leave the place when he felt the wind touching his skin. That same sensation of peace but weak, faint. He suddenly ran to the middle of the road and sat on it. Danny looked at him curious as Roy closed his eyes.
"Sense the lack of emotions, the lack of human feelings and then, open your mind to the wind. Touching everything on it's path, enveloping them."
"Roy?"
Danny took a step back when Roy was talking in a different voice as his usual one. It was a bit deeper and made him shiver as he kept repeating the same sentences until it changed. Roy stood up almost instantly and looked at a certain point of the woods.
"I sense a disturbance in the Force." He stated pointing out the place with his hand. Danny was confused about what was happening and asked him out.
"Are you feeling ok?" Said with a bit of fear which made Roy look at him with his usual face.
"Yes yes, I was... practicing my Jedi act..." Lied, but felt that it was true in some way. He somehow, when he closed his eyes, managed to get for a second to the dream forest when he was hearing The Harmonizer saying that kind of mantra of some sort again and again. And then he felt that anger characteristic of one pair of eyes he knew well. Those red eyes.
"Jedi act? I disapprove" Said Danny shaking his head clearly meaning what he was saying. Roy looked at him surprised about his reply.
"Why is that? Don't tell me you are a fan of the Sith!" Said Roy faking a mix of surprise and shame. Danny then started approaching him slowly and Roy felt what was he planning, raising his eyebrow.
"Well... Everyone knows that the jedi don't know how to have fun..." He grabbed Roy's arms, making him feel the warmth that was leaving his body and he was smirking begging him to continue on his mind. "And that they can't fall in love..." He got so close they could feel the heartbeat coming from each other's heart. Roy decided that he was not the only one making the step so he interrupted Danny putting a finger on his lips.
"You know... Luke was able to form a family even if he was a jedi." To prove his point he started kissing him on his lips. The smell of aftershave and a random toothpaste with a hint of mint bathe his nose and mouth as both of them continued kissing in what Roy thought was an eternity. And he loved that eternity, especially if it was spent with Danny. Both of them stopped for a moment and smiled.
"If I knew I would end up being here with you doing this, I would capture a mountain lion to attack me all the time." They giggled and gave the other a bit of space after the love demonstration without letting their hands go, as they feared that if they don't hold each other's hands they will never see them again. How poetic.
"I..." Roy was stammering trying to put in words what was feeling for him. He wanted to give this "relationship" a try, but he didn't know if Danny was the type of having just a bit of relation with one and then go to another man or the type of staying with one until the end. Also he didn't have any experience in love relationships and he was embarrassed enough to ask for his comprehension if he did or say something odd.
"Are you ok with this?" Asked Danny making Roy's eyes blink several times trying to deduce what was he meaning with that question.
"I know this is a first for you so..." Roy was totally kicking the hell out of Stiles' butt. Of course he would tell him about his insecurities! He shall prepare some sulfuric acid and invite Snape to witness it. Maybe he would get an A Chemistry (or Potions) for that.
"So I want you to know that if you feel uncomfortable or something let me now. I don't want to push things." He was so protective to him that he was going to melt out of cheesiness and cuteness and everything that was good ending with ness, like Nessy. The contradictory and fast changes of feelings made him look at his companion with widened eyes and no facial gesture of some sort, trying to make up his mind, which made Danny step back for a moment thinking that he was in shock or scared.
"… I will try lacrosse."
"What?" –Roy looked at him with a defiance stare. He was going to show him that he was no… what was he trying to demonstrate again?
"But in return I have a demand" Danny raised his eyebrow without losing his smile. He guessed what he wanted but for precaution, he kept quiet.
"I would like to think of us as a couple but since I'm a newby in this I will ask you. Do you want that?" The reply didn't take one second.
"Yes" He said with confidence. Roy looked up rubbing his head. Well, he had to try right? And if it's with him, the one he likes and maybe loves, then there shouldn't be any problem at all.
"Then… it's official?" He asked being ignorant about the answer. Maybe he wanted to keep it low? Or Roy wanted that? He didn't know.
"It's official, but as I said, I don't want to push you into doing anything you don't want."
"That's sweet. Now I'll have to regain my manhood somehow, but that's why lacrosse exists right?" He said with a smirk. He didn't change his likeness for lacrosse, but a deal it's a deal and he had to at least try to like it, for real this time.
"Haha, that's right" Both of them kept quiet for a moment deciding on what to do next. Fortunately (or not, depends), the night was coming so Danny took Roy back home without talking much about anything, just a few stares that ended on blushes and looking away with a silly face. Danny parked just in front of his house.
"Thank you… for everything." Roy managed to say with a bit of a stammer. Danny just smiled and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, no worries. Anytime you end up in the hospital, call me" Stupid smile that he loved so much.
"Well… time to go…" He was debating himself if he just said goodbye, kissed him and then leave or just leave, but the answer came when he felt gossipness. Those two older siblings who are not mature enough to not eavesdrop through the window. Seeing that doing anything romantic would be too much to handle at home just waved his hand at him and winked.
"Good night, see you tomorrow." And with that he left on his car to his own home after Roy leaving the car. Then he turned around and looked straight to the window where his brother and sister were spying on him. The sound of curtains clearly gave them away. Children. He opened the door and found those two washing dishes and cleaning the table.
"Hey Roy! How did it go?" Asked Adam pretending like nothing happened.
"… Well." He was not going to tell them anything, not until he was sure that the love affair was going somewhere.
"We ordered a pizza so if you want a slice, it's on the microwave." Said Lauren washing her hands after finishing with the dishes.
"What flavor?"
"Pizza flavor" Stated Adam with an ominous voice. That resulted in a family laugh. There was nothing like coming back home. Adam and Lauren went straight to bed, leaving Roy to his thoughts and pizza. Tasty.
He was too happy to remember that he was missing something subtle but important, and it was not until he hit the bed when he realized this. How the hell did he heal so fast? And what about Derek being in his room? When did he learn to feel other people's emotions when he was dreaming? How is he going to persuade the Coach to let him at least try lacrosse?
"Ugh, so many questions."
Although he was pissed about not knowing the answers to those questions, he didn't care that much when he recalled the time spent with Danny. He slept with Danny's stupid smile on his head.
His dream this time was not a road one. Instead he was at school running. He had to reach the door before he was caught. He looked behind and saw that deformed monster running towards him. And just when he was about to pounce on him, he woke up in cold sweat.
"Never… again… dealing… with… Shapeshifters… Zzz Zzz."